Jennifer S. Mankey Endowed Scholarship

Purpose:
Jennifer S. Mankey was a leader in the field of juvenile offender education and intervention in Colorado and nationally for over 40 years. In 1973, Jennifer started her career in a ground breaking community based juvenile treatment for repeat offenders as a key team member of the nationally replicated New Pride Inc. Program. After years working directly with juveniles and their families, Jennifer started work with the Denver Juvenile Courts. From her direct services experiences and knowledge of the justice, education and social services system, Jennifer was able to clearly see the gaps in effectively delivering coordinated services. From her experience and leadership at New Pride, Inc. and the Denver Juvenile Courts, two programs emerged that provide a nationally adopted model for service coordination that has been replicated across the country: The Center for Network Development and the Denver Juvenile Assessment Center. Ms. Mankey provided training focusing on juvenile information sharing and confidentiality in judicial systems nationwide. Jennifer S. Mankey earned a BSW in Social Work from the University of Illinois and Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Colorado-Denver. Jennifer’s life’s work has been dedicated to the ideals of social justice. Her wish that minority female students be awarded assistance to complete their education was a mission that Ms. Mankey championed and supported much of her life. This scholarship supports that mission.

Criteria:
• Be meeting MSU Denver’s Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements and cannot be in default or owe any refund/repayment of federal, state or institutional aid
• Be majoring in social work at MSU Denver, as an undergraduate or graduate student
• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 during the semester(s) the award is received

Please submit a statement (200 words or less) describing your interest and or experience(s) related to juvenile justice.
There is a preference for minority female recipients

Award
Varies
Scopes
College of Health and Human Sciences, Graduate Students, Social Work
Deadline
05/15/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please submit a statement (200 words or less) describing your interest and or experience(s) related to juvenile justice.